Man responsible for unlocking AT&T phones put in prison for 12 years
The DOJ says AT&T phone unlocking malware costs 200 million for the carrier The scheme lasted for seven years and affected 2 million phones.
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Yandex fighting the massive DDoS attack: services and data not impacted
The biggest attack in Russian internet history carried out by a botnet Russian media reports stated and U.S. researchers confirmed that the DDoS attack
ProtonMail faces criticism for lack of anonymity of French activists
The ProtonMail provided IP addresses led to the arrest of French climate activists ProtonMail is facing a wave of backlash after giving up French climate
After backlash, Apple delays the plan to scan devices for child abuse
Detection technology could scan the device for child abuse material stopped due to privacy criticism Technology giant Apple has paused its plans to scan
FTC bans the first company for stalkerware – Spyfone surveillance app
The app was able to spy on texts, calls, location, social media habits without users' consent Major news came on Wednesday as The U.S.
Indonesia’s Covid-19 App leaked healthcare data of 1.3M travelers
The test-and-trace app exposes users personal and sensitive data on an open server vpnMentor's research team discovered a massive data breach and information exposure
Soon after the end of Ragnarok ransomware, the master key gets released
Victims of the cryptovirus will be able to decrypt their files now A group of threat actors, known as the Ragnarok ransomware gang, seems to
Biden gets Google, IBM, Apple to commit to the national cybersecurity
In the wake of cyber threats, the USA see billions of dollars in investments President Joe Biden met with Google, Microsoft, and other tech
FBI research on OnePercent Group: organizations targeted since 2020
The group used Cobalt Strike to distribute ransomware for money extortion On August 23, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) delivered some concerning news
100M people in danger due to a possible T-Mobile customer data breach
A hacker claims to have breached the data of T-Mobile clients: database for sale On Sunday Motherboard reported some unusual instances as T-Mobile's customer
Details of 1 million credit cards released for free on the Deep Web
Nearly 1 million credit cards were released in an effort to promote carding market A new cybercrime market page AllWorld.Cards has been discovered by
LockBit ransomware attacks targeting Australia
Australian government warns organizations about increased LockBit ransomware attacks The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has alerted businesses and organizations about an increase in reporting of
You can now try Microsoft Edge’s “Super Duper Secure Mode”
Improving user security without affecting performance Microsoft Edge is an internet browser that replaced Internet Explorer, which ran slower and had other issues. Now
Report: a global 125% increase in cyberattacks
Cyber attacks have tripled since last year A report published in Accenture's Cyber Investigations, Forensics & Response mid-year update brings a worrying message – cybercrime activity
Zoom’s $85 million settlement in user privacy and “Zoombombing” lawsuit
Zoom's exponential growth during the pandemic brings light to never ending data privacy issues Since the Covid-19 pandemic started, millions of people were forced